Gossypium hirsutum
Upland Cotton
Upland cotton is the species of cotton that 90% of the commercially produced cotton textile products come from. It has glaborous pointed lobed leaves and it's seeds are surrounded by the white fluffy material that is harvested and the plant is most known for.
Contributed by @jessicaspaid
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Upland Cotton
Latin name
Gossypium hirsutum
type
Shrub
family
Malvaceae
ph
6.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
1.50 M
Gossypium hirsutum
Upland cotton is the species of cotton that 90% of the commercially produced cotton textile products come from. It has glaborous pointed lobed leaves and it's seeds are surrounded by the white fluffy material that is harvested and the plant is most known for.
Fall fruiting
From Late Summer TO Early Winter
The fruits of this plant are encased in white fluffy fibers that become ripe in the fall
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